The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is the world’s largest and most widely recognized international association for facility management (FM) professionals, supporting 24,000 members in 104 countries. Formed in 1980, IFMA certifies professionals in facility management, conducts research, and provides educational programs, content resources, networking and conferences.
RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) is a global professional body. Founded in 1868 RICS accredits 125,000 professionals in 148 countries, promoting and enforcing the highest professional standards in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. Incorporated by a Royal Charter, RICS promotes the public advantage and promises consistent delivery of professional standards – bringing confidence to global markets. There is global demand for RICS qualifications underpinned by ethical principles and independent regulation
About 
The IFMA-RICS collaboration represents the most significant evolution in the history of facility management, providing an unprecedented level of industry support to meet the growing demands of the 25 million FM practitioners around the world.
Why IFMA and RICS?
The strength of IFMA in the FM sector complements that of RICS in the wider built environment. By extending its global reach in FM, RICS can support the establishment of FM as an attractive career option for the next generation and, together with IFMA, provide a talent path to drive best practices around the world. Leveraging RICS’ focus on standards serves a unique fit for IFMA to unify strategy across the life cycle of the built environment, helping facility managers get a seat at the table earlier and more often.
Benefits
The IFMA-RICS collaboration Is:
- Aligning standards and professional development for the FM industry.
- Uniting the global FM community to increase consistency and unification of strategy across the life cycle of
- the built environment.
- Offering a single suite of professional qualifications in facility management.
- Providing global recognition for FMs of all educational backgrounds, skills, work experiences and career goals.
- Raising the profile of FM, giving a greater voice and increased status to the profession.
- Shaping the future of the built environment and enabling business success.
Facility Manager Training
Power your career forward with credentials and professional qualification on fm.training.
The IFMA-RICS suite of credentials and professional qualifications provides a defined path for advancement in facilities management and combined FM training opportunities, offering a full spectrum of professional development for every career stage.
- A single, easy-to-use website offering the complete IFMA-RICS suite of credentials and professional qualifications, as well as additional facility management training materials
- Offers convenient access to a robust catalogue of FM education and online learning resources
- Supports earning of IFMA continuing education units, CFM® maintenance points and RICS continuing professional development
- Wondering about the next step for your FM career? Visit the IFMA-RICS Career Compass, a free planning tool to determine which FM credential, professional qualification or training program is right for you.
Facility Management Events
Create your own professional success with the world’s leading facility management events.
The IFMA-RICS collaboration has resulted in educational and networking events that are designed to help you:
- Protect your facility
- Future-proof your technology
- Reduce your costs
- Improve your operations
When you create a safe, efficient facility, you build a strong, successful facility management career. Start creating your own success today by registering for a World Workplace Conference and Expo near you.
Advocacy Day and Public Policy Forum 2018
Sept. 12-13, 2018
Washington, D.C., USA
World Workplace China 2018 Conference and Expo
Sept. 13-14, 2018
Beijing, China
World Workplace 2018 Conference and Expo
Oct. 3-5, 2018
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
IFMA-SAME FM Workshop
February 6 – 8 2019
San Antonio, Texas
Facility Fusion 2019 Conference & Expo
April 8 -10, 2019
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Knowledge
IFMA and RICS are collaborating to deliver content on all topics related to the built environment to help professionals stay current on industry trends and insights.
Publications IFMA and RICS are identifying opportunities to share content among their existing publications — such as magazines, journals, newsletters and blogs — to increase the availability and visibility of FM knowledge.
Knowledge Library A comprehensive online collection of FM content resources, such as articles, white papers, research, case studies, how-to videos, podcasts, scopes of work and more. Content published in the Knowledge Library is sourced from both IFMA and RICS and is reviewed by industry-leading professionals to ensure the highest standards of quality and relevance.
FM Research and Benchmarking Institute IFMA and RICS are developing key research resources to eliminate limitations and gaps in market insight for the FM industry. These efforts will consist of new IFMA-RICS joint research reports, benchmarking projects, FM toolkits and more to meet the heightened demands of the sector.
Innovative Partnerships In FM - Case study from the Nordic countries in Europe showed that outstanding examples of innovation in FM were initiated from the demand side and involved new forms of procurement with long-term contracts. This paper considers two examples from Denmark.
Student Engagement In FM - This paper presents a brief literature review regarding the need to increase FM education, a detailed description of an IFMA chapter mentorship program and results of the program, as well as lessons learned and recommendations for future approach.
Importance Of Online Community - This piece proposes that FMs should become active members of a supportive and collaborative online FM professional networking community to connect with colleagues and find proven solutions for their technical problems.
Humanizing The Workplace - As part of the “Sodexo 2016 Workplace Trends Report,” the following set of design principles has both gaps and areas of substantial overlap.
Serendipity In Design - Develop the tools to facilitate a workplace environment that promotes serendipitous creativity through collaboration and intradepartmental awareness.
Workplace Change Management - People have a natural resistance to change. Despite good business reasons for transforming the workplace, employees often feel vulnerable during the process.
Workplace Trends - IFMA, through its trend-setting Workplace Evolutionaries (WE) community, is pleased to have supported the fifth biennial global benchmarking study on alternative workplace strategies.
Strategic Decision Making - The facility management discipline is about much more than managing buildings and services — it is critical to the successful functioning of every organization.
2017 Annual Report - IFMA is pleased to announce the release of its Year in Review
O&M Benchmark Report - IFMA's FM Research and Benchmarking Institute (RBI) has published definitive benchmarks for facility management (FM) professionals covering janitorial, maintenance, utility costs and sustainable practices.
@RICSnews in collaboration with our partners at @IFMA are please to deliver a digital Strategic FM Conference. Register today and engage in the dialogue to define the future of the profession. #DefineFM
Our short-term choices are defining what long-term outcomes are possible across swathes of our social & economic activity.
Join us for a free, day long RICS & @IFMA Strategic #FacilityManagement conference. Recordings will be sent to those who register: https://t.co/lqo4VwvIIv
